Rated 7+ IMDb · 70%+ RT Little-known finds Curated by humans
Rated 7+ IMDb · 70%+ RT Little-known finds Curated by humans
2025 Movie
Dir. Bi Gan · China, France · Mandarin
The world’s last dreamer relives his memories in this cryptic yet breathtaking singular vision of cinema
How do you make sense of Resurrection? This dreamlike feature seems rather inscrutable, but there’s no denying how breathtaking it is to witness all the images director Bi Gan offers on screen. These images form the memories of one of the last dreamers on Earth, also known as a Deliriant, one of the few who refused to trade dreams for immortality. Now monstrous and dying, this dreamer has lived a long life, with each chapter mirroring the styles and direction of cinema. Shifting from silent expressionist sets, to wartime noir, and ending in a neon-lit vampire romance, Resurrection obsesses and contemplates over dreams and the senses, pondering the film medium’s capacity to capture something totally elusive.
In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making.
"Arriving at a moment when the movies have seldom felt more finite or more vulnerable... this astonishing work insists -- in its title, and in the heroic force of Bi’s artistry and ambition -- that every end really is a new beginning."
— Justin Chang
"Despite a framing device that vaguely ties its disparate stories together, there’s an extent to which Bi Gan’s Resurrection is essentially a glorified anthology film. But oh, how glorious its sights and sounds truly are."
— Josh Slater-Williams
Oscars
2 noms
Golden Globes
1 nom
Nat. Board of Review
2 wins
NYFCC
1 nom
Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.
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